Britain Tests Polaris

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2020A

Date Released

22 Feb 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1New Pennies
2. 2First in the Force
3. 3Britain Tests Polaris
4. 4Row in Olympia
5. 5Time Will Tell

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain Tests Polaris. DESCRIPTION: The Nuclear Submarine Resolution test fires Britain’s first Polaris Missile. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot The Resolution submarine at sea. MS sailors on deck of sub. GV Polaris missile fired. CU sailor watching. Aerial shot The Resolution at sea.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Weapons; Navy; Military; Nuclear energy

Locations

Atlantic Ocean

Footage sources

Ministry of Defence

Card file number

93258

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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